Citation

Horne WB. Transp. Res. Rec. 1977; 624: 95-121.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1977, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

Runway slipperiness research performed in the United States and Europe since 1968 has been reviewed. This review suggests the following benefits to the aviation community: Better understanding of the hydroplaning phenomena; a method for predicting aircraft tire performance on wet runways from a ground-vehicle braking test; runway rubber deposits identified as a serious threat to aircraft operational safety; methods developed for removing rubber deposits and restoring runway traction to uncontaminated surface levels; and developed antihydroplaning runway surfaces, such as pavement grooving and porous friction course, which considerably reduce the possibility of encountering aircraft hydroplaning during landings in rainstorms.